Room (novel)
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Room is a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a young boy and his mother held captive in a small room, exploring themes of trauma, resilience, and the bond between parent and child.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Room (novel) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8972646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Room (novel) Context triple: [Lenny Abrahamson, directedAdaptationOf, Room (novel)]
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A.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his simple, brightly colored bedroom in Arles, celebrated for its bold color, distorted perspective, and emotional intensity characteristic of Post-Impressionism.
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B.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a 17th-century Dutch interior painting by Pieter de Hooch, exemplifying his meticulous depiction of domestic life, light, and spatial harmony.
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C.
The Woman in the Room
"The Woman in the Room" is a dark, emotionally charged short story by Stephen King that explores a son's anguish and moral dilemma as he contemplates ending his terminally ill mother's suffering.
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D.
The Furnished Room
The Furnished Room is a short story by O. Henry that follows a desperate young man searching a New York boardinghouse for his lost lover, culminating in a tragic twist characteristic of the author's ironic style.
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E.
The Blue Room
The Blue Room is a 1998 stage play by David Hare, adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s "La Ronde," that gained prominence through a high-profile London production directed by Sam Mendes and starring Nicole Kidman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Room (novel) Target entity description: Room is a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a young boy and his mother held captive in a small room, exploring themes of trauma, resilience, and the bond between parent and child.
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A.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his simple, brightly colored bedroom in Arles, celebrated for its bold color, distorted perspective, and emotional intensity characteristic of Post-Impressionism.
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B.
The Bedroom
The Bedroom is a 17th-century Dutch interior painting by Pieter de Hooch, exemplifying his meticulous depiction of domestic life, light, and spatial harmony.
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C.
The Woman in the Room
"The Woman in the Room" is a dark, emotionally charged short story by Stephen King that explores a son's anguish and moral dilemma as he contemplates ending his terminally ill mother's suffering.
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D.
The Furnished Room
The Furnished Room is a short story by O. Henry that follows a desperate young man searching a New York boardinghouse for his lost lover, culminating in a tragic twist characteristic of the author's ironic style.
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E.
The Blue Room
The Blue Room is a 1998 stage play by David Hare, adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s "La Ronde," that gained prominence through a high-profile London production directed by Sam Mendes and starring Nicole Kidman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Room (2015 film) ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| awarded | Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| character | Old Nick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Lenny Abrahamson ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
hostage situation
ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ post-traumatic stress disorder ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | kidnapping cases such as the Fritzl case ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-316-09833-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack
ⓘ
Ma ⓘ |
| mediaType |
e-book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Jack ⓘ |
| notableFor |
child narrator perspective on captivity
ⓘ
exploration of psychological aftermath of captivity ⓘ |
| pageCount | 321 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jack ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
ⓘ
Picador ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Emma Donoghue ⓘ |
| setting |
a single room
ⓘ
a small locked garden shed ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction
ⓘ
Man Booker Prize for Fiction ⓘ
linked to:
Booker Prize
Orange Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
adaptation to the outside world
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ mother–child bond ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | early 21st century ⓘ |
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Subject: Room (novel) Description of subject: Room is a 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue that follows a young boy and his mother held captive in a small room, exploring themes of trauma, resilience, and the bond between parent and child.
Referenced by (4)
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